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Teal Terrace, Malibu, Los Angeles County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 1' 41'' North , 118° 47' 51'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
34.02806,-118.79750
GRN:
N23W71
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Malibu12,965 (2017)1.6km
Agoura Hills20,915 (2017)12.2km
Westlake Village8,507 (2017)13.1km
Agoura20,537 (2006)13.9km
Las Flores6,037 (2018)14.9km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Conejo Gem & Mineral ClubThousand Oaks, California16km
Del Air Rockhounds ClubNorthridge, California33km
The Culver City Rock and Mineral ClubCulver City, California37km
Oxnard Gem & Mineral SocietyOxnard, California40km
Woodland Hills Rock Chippers, Inc.San Fernando Valley, California44km
Mindat Locality ID:
260286
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:260286:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


"Pseudomorphs were found by Bill Rader in a single rock, probably from the Monterey Formation, behind Teal Terrace, near Point Dume, during construction."

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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz
var. Chalcedony		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘMelanophlogite4.DA.2546SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Melanophlogite46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2)
CCarbon
Cⓘ Melanophlogite46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2)
NNitrogen
Nⓘ Melanophlogite46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2)
OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ Melanophlogite46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ Melanophlogite46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2

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References

Housley, R., 2013. Eleven New Melanophlogite Pseudomorph Occurrences in Southern California, Mindat.org article 1772.
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